New York Defective Drug (Paxil) Attorneys
The reputed Pharmaceutical Company called GlaxoSmithKline, has been the target of litigation for a variety of injuries like acts of violence, suicide, and severe withdrawal symptoms due to consumption of their antidepressant drug called Paxil. When it was discovered that several birth defects were due to Paxil, many Paxil lawsuits were filed for these injuries also.
Defective Drug Lawyers in New York
If you are a victim of this dangerous drug then file a lawsuit. Get in touch with a top New York defective drug attorneys – Frekhtman Associates to assess your legal rights. Contact us at The Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway, New York, New York - 10007, Phone : (212) 766-5656
Paxil lawsuit lawyers are there to help you deal with a lawsuit claim. It has been discovered that Paxil and other drugs in the same class-selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor caused a disease called akathisia, a severe inner restlessness leading to suicidal tendencies. GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturer of this popular antidepressant drug Paxil, may not have revealed the dangerous side effects of this drug that was prescribed to children.
Birth Defects due to Paxil are:
• Cranial Birth Defect
• Abdominal Birth Defect
• Heart Birth Defect
• PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension)
The first lawsuit was filed against Paxil’s manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline in the year 2006, when a newborn child suffered constant pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), a life-threatening lung condition. Other lawsuits involving newborn babies with heart defects were filed against GlaxoSmithKline in 2006 and 2007. In these cases, the mothers had consumed Paxil during their pregnancies.
Numerous Paxil lawsuits were filed to recuperate damages for patients who committed suicide after taking Paxil. For instance, a Paxil lawsuit was filed by the grandparents of a 20-year-old man who committed suicide after this health worsened due to the side effects of this drug. The Paxil lawyers argued that, GlaxoSmithKline did not warn patients about the suicidal thoughts while taking this drug.
One lawsuit in California has alleged that Paxil caused serious withdrawal symptoms that were concealed by the manufacturers to the public. A lawsuit was filed against the manufacturer for fraud and deceit, negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty and implied warranty. GlaxoSmithKline has settled many Paxil lawsuits, but critics have criticized that the settlements have forbidden petitioners from revealing information that is required to make sure people are compensated for the harm caused by Paxil.
GlaxoSmithKline are also accused by governmental entities of illegitimately releasing similar kind of drug as Paxil, and asking states to pay more for this drug in their health programs. In March 2006, GlaxoSmithKline settled to pay $14 million of a dispute that would be divided among the states affected.